The keynote speaker will be Dr. Rohan Gunaratna, a world-renowned specialist on the global threat environment. He is head of Singapore’s International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR), one of the largest counter-terrorism research and training centers in the world. Invited to testify before the 9-11 Commission regarding the structure of Al Qaeda, Gunaratna led the specialist team that built the UN Database on Al Qaeda, Taliban and related entities. Author and editor of 14 books, including “Inside Al Qaeda: Global Network of Terror” (Columbia University Press), an international bestseller, Gunaratna is also the lead author of Jane’s Counter Terrorism, a handbook for counter-terrorism practitioners.

Co-sponsored by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and McGraw Hill Education.